Author Archives: Cal STAPH

Ready or not, the fall semester is upon us! Cal STAPH hopes your semester is off to a strong start and would like to invite you to an informational meeting about our organization on Wednesday, September 11, 2013, from 5:00-6:00p.m. … Continue reading →

Join us for a very special presentation of Cabin Fever: A Practical Application of Epi-Info on Thursday, April 4th, 5-6:00pm, in University Hall 198. Michael Samuel, Chief of the Epidemiology and Surveillance Section of the STD Control Branch at the … Continue reading →

Remember the mumps outbreak at UC Berkeley last year? Click on the link below to read an article in the December 7, 2012 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that describes the outbreak and includes a special acknowledgement to Cal … Continue reading →

Want to take a break from studying for finals? Join us for Cal STAPH’s holiday party this Tuesday, December 4th at 5pm at 256 University Hall! At the meeting, we will hear about field experiences from Cal STAPH members who … Continue reading →

This past week, Cal STAPH members joined 40+ other volunteers from local, state, and federal public health during the California Dept of Public Health’s very first CASPER assessment. After an intensive training by Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer, Cindy Chiu, … Continue reading →

Five Cal STAPH members will be joining the Lake County Public Health Division, California Department of Public Health, and CDC in conducting a CASPER to assess emergency preparedness in Lake County. Thanks to the Graduate Assembly (GA) for funding our … Continue reading →

Do you want to learn how to conduct a rapid needs assessment? Join us for our next Cal STAPH Meeting TOMORROW, November 13th, 5-6pm at 256 University Hall. We will also have sandwiches for all to enjoy! If you plan … Continue reading →

What a great turnout for our screening of the film Contagion! We also had some great discussion during the Q&A with Mark Smolinski, Director of Global Health Threats at the Skoll Global Health Threats Fund and who also served as one of … Continue reading →

The UCB School of Public Health, Skoll Global Threats Fund, and Cal STAPH are hosting a free screening of the film Contagion with an introduction by one of the filmmakers. The screening will be held at the California Theater in downtown Berkeley … Continue reading →

Welcome new public health students!  Are you interested in getting involved with public health departments in the San Francisco Bay Area through outbreak investigations or emergency response? Join Cal STAPH!  To learn more, come to our orientation meeting on Tuesday, … Continue reading →